I had never heard of the dashboard cracking until 2 years ago. I pulled off a windshield suction cup off, and I hit my dash on my 2001. Of course it cracked. Over a year, the cracks had gone crazy. I figured I'd better do something before it fell apart. I ordered one of the glue on dash covers. It isn't a perfect fit, but pretty good. Had it on a year, and so far so good. It sure looks better than the cracked up unit and was a pretty good price. http://www.dashcoversplus.com/page/864510